REPORTS TO: CREDIT MANAGER
JOB SUMMARY
The Medical care assessor ensures smooth operations in all aspects of the Hospital operation.
The job entails;
Billing guide management
Cost containment
Medical claims management
Follow-up and escalation of urgent issues
Co-ordination and daily reporting on matters
Reconciliation and resolution of queries among others
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Billing guide management
Create and implement a billing guide with checkpoints that can guide revenue officers on any under billings or over billings
Check all bills (Inpatient and Outpatient) raised in the hospital for any mistakes during billing.
Create relevant checklists for all wards for use by the billing team when charging patients.
Ensure all medical insurance billing policies and procedures are adhered to
Act as the interface between patients, doctors, and other departments regarding professional billing operations
Keep safe custody of all passwords issued for use in the various hospital systems.
Cost containment
Work with various teams to create appropriate hospital packages (Inpatient and Outpatient)
Continuous review of the hospital packages ensuring they remain competitive in the market by benchmarking against similar systems
Review capitation bills/fixed cost bills and ensure any bills that cross the stated amounts are justified
Report daily any incidences involving bills with issues/those that have crossed the insurance limits.
Liaise with the doctor to ensure that the appropriate length of stay is achieved.
Cross check the branded vs generic mix and ensure that it is in line with hospital policies and the healthcare industry.
Share a daily report on the capitation/ fixed cost bills.
Ensure all items used on a patient are billed to prevent losses to the hospital
Ensure real time consumption of stocks received by various departments
Medical Claims management
Supervise and ensure all the required claim documents have been filled by patients and doctors for forwarding to insurance.
Correct any mismatch between diagnosis and treatment on claim forms before the bill is dispatched to the insurance.
Respond to insurance clinical queries arising from time to time.
Supervise and ensure all the required claim documents have been filled by patients and doctors for forwarding to insurance
Cross check all invoices to ensure completion and handover to the dispatch team daily.
Human Capital
Ensure periodic departmental trainings are done and reports shared with Human Resource.
Supervise and ensure excellent customer experience is delivered and maintained
Ensure real time communication to Revenue Officers regarding matters billing from Management
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma in Community Health Nursing
1 Year working in a busy Health facility
KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong computer skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced and high demand environment
Flexibility of working with many different types of people and situations
Strong and highly visible team player with relationship building skills
Qualified and interested candidates should send their application letter and curriculum vitae to careers@premierhospital.org clearly indicating on the email subject the position being applied for. The application should be received not later than 5.00pm on Wednesday 20th October 2021. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply via :
careers@premierhospital.org
